Lau Posto Recipe / Bottle Gourd Curry with poppy seeds pasteis one of the Bengali comfort side dish for lunch in prickly summer. The recipeis very simple to prepare and of course it’s healthy also, as there is no spiceis used; so very well one can include this recipe in his diet chart.
Put posto/ poppy seeds in the sil and sprinkle little water over it and grindit and make a smooth paste with the help of a sil batta/blender (if you use ablender, then soak the poppy seeds for 15- 20 minutes, before blending them)
Peel and cut the bottle gourd into very small pieces and keep them aside
Heat oil in a kadai ans add 2 green chili and one red chili
Add the bottle gourd, and stir them for a minute after adding salt
Cover the lid, and allow them to cook for 4-5 minutes on low –midium flame
Open the cover and add the poppy seed paste and mix them well
Turn off the flame; add silted green chili and serve with rice